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TURISAS frontman/founder Mathias Nygård is featured in a new interview with Power Of Metal, found below:

Turisas recently released a track-by-track video breaking down the tracks on their new album, Turisas2013 (out now). The footage can be found below.

In other news, the band have announced dates for a full European tour in 2014. The schedule is as follows:

January
31 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Sticky Fingers

February
1 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
2 – Hamburg, Germany – Logo
3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
4 – Stuttgart, Germany – Universum
5 – Winterthur, Switzerland – Salzhaus
6 – Dornbirn, Austria – Conrad Sohm
7 – Bologna, Italy – Zona Roveri
8 – Romagnano Sesia, Italy – Rock’n’Roll Arena
9 – Lyon, France – Ninkasi Kao
11 – Bordeaux, France – Rockschool Barbey
12 – Madrid, Spain – Shoko
13 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
14 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene Club
15 – Rennes, France – L’Etage
16 – Vaureal, France – Le Forum
18 – Wolverhampton, UK – Slade Rooms
19 – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Uni SU
20 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
21 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront
22 – Southampton, UK – Talking Heads
23 – Vosselaar, Belgium – Biebob
25 – Cologne, Germany – Underground
26 – Munich, Germany – Backstage Halle
28 – Graz, Austria – PPC

March
1 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Gala Hala
2 – Budapest, Hungary – A38
3 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Randall
4 – Prague, Czech Republic – Nova Chmnelnice
6 – Berlin, Germany – Lido
7 – Glauchau, Germany – Alte Spinnerei
8 – Krakow, Poland – TBC
9 – Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
11 – Kiev, Russia – Bingo
12 – Minsk, Belarus – Re:public
13 – Vilnius, Latvia – Club New York
14 – Riga, Latvia – Melna Piektdiena

Turisas2013 was again produced by vocalist Mathias Nygård and the majority of the album recorded by Nygård and guitarist Jussi Wickström in a remote house outside of Helsinki that worked as the Turisas2013 command centre and headquarters. Additional recordings were done in three other studios: the drums at Atomic Spa Studio and orchestral recordings at 5 by 5 Studio, both in Helsinki. A lot of vocals and numerous additional elements were tracked at Sound Supreme Studio in Hämeenlinna where Turisas also recorded The Varangian Way and Stand Up And Fight.

Turisas2013 tracklisting:

‘For Your Own Good’
‘Ten More Miles’
‘Piece by Piece’
‘Into The Free’
‘Run Bhang-Eater, Run!’
‘Greek Fire’
‘The Days Passed’
‘No Good Story Ever Starts With Drinking Tea’
‘We Ride Together’

Track-by-track breakdown:

‘Piece By Piece’ lyric video:

‘Ten More Miles’ behind the scenes video:

‘Ten More Miles’ video:

Turisas2013 is the first album showcasing the band’s revamped lineup:

Mathias Nygård – vocals
Jussi Wickström – guitar
Olli Vänskä – violin
Robert Engstrand – keyboards
Jaakko Jakku – drums
Jesper Anastasiadis – bass

More on Turisas at this location.